The report by special counsel Robert Mueller concluded that the “Russian government interfered in the 2016 presidential election in a sweeping and systemic fashion.” While they likely had minimal impact on the outcome, the Russians budgeted millions of dollars a month and bought thousands of Facebook ads to divide the country and spread malicious information about our democracy. Meanwhile, Congress and the administration have done nothing to stop them before the next election. The threat is not going away as FBI Director Christopher Wray warned about continued Russian meddling, saying it is a “significant counterintelligence threat.”
These revelations should shake every American to their core, especially our leaders in Congress and the White House. More importantly, it should have brought swift action and bipartisan cooperation from our national security leaders in Washington, just like after the September 11th terrorist attacks. But after two years of dire warnings from top intelligence and national security officials, Congress has unfortunately not stepped up.
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